memcpy.c File Reference

Defines the memcpy function. More...

#include <string.h>

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void *	memcpy (void *s1, const void *s2, size_t n)
	Copies n characters from s2 into s1. More...

Detailed Description

Defines the memcpy function.

Definition in file memcpy.c.

Function Documentation

memcpy()

void* memcpy	(	void *	s1,
		const void *	s2,
		size_t	n
	)

Copies n characters from s2 into s1.

Parameters

*s1	The destination location to which to copy characters
*s2	The source location from which to copy characters
n	The number of characters to copy

The memcpy function copies n characters from the object pointed to by s2 into the object pointed to by s1.

Note

Copying between overlapping objects is supported, but the source may be overwritten.

Warning

If copying is attempted such that a memory read/write will wrap, the copy will not take place.

See also

memmove()

Returns

The value of s1

Definition at line 60 of file memcpy.c.

References memmove().

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